MongoDB Balancer Tips …

  Run the balancer at low traffic times   mongos> db.settings.update({_id: “balancer”}, {$set : { activeWindow: { start: “9:00”, stop: “21:00”}}}) mongos> mongos> mongos> db.settings.find() { “_id” : “chunksize”, “value” : 64 } { “_id” : “balancer”, “activeWindow” : {…